Poehler's SNL Return Only a Cameo

But it's Larry King who's the brunt of most of sketch's jokes

(NEWSER) - With NBC's late-night stars smacking each other around all week, Saturday Night Live could hardly wait to get its own licks in on Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien—one of its own alums. But, as David Itzkoff notes in the New York Times , given SNL's ties to NBC's late night, the tone was more "conciliatory" than anything. Larry King (Fred Armisen) appears to suffer more than anyone in the sketch, which features Leno (Darrell Hammond) as unable to exit monologue mode and O'Brien (Bill Hader) as utterly devoid of humor. A cackling David Letterman (Jason Sudeikis) tosses a few pencils. More»

(NEWSER) - Fans of Saturday Night Live’s “Weekend Update” segment won't have to wait for the weekend to get their update, as NBC plans to air up to 13 primetime, half-hour episodes on Thursday nights next season, the New York Times reports. Seth Meyers will reprise his usual hosting gig, though "Update" vets Tina Fey and Amy Poehler will likely be tapped for guest appearances. More»

(NEWSER) - Wallowing in a muddy fourth place among major networks, NBC is betting on Amy Poehler to clean up its ratings with Parks and Recreation, Will Leitch writes in New York magazine. A mockumentary style sitcom “from the people who bring you The Office”—as NBC ads are trumpeting—the show also tanked in test screenings that found it "slow" and "predictable." But, producers say, the show captures the national zeitgeist. debuting this week, More»

Poehler's new role takes her live from NY to delusional in Indiana

(NEWSER) - Amy Poehler, whose Hillary Clinton impression made her a household name on Saturday Night Live last fall, now embodies the yes-we-can ethos of the Obama generation on her new NBC sitcom, writes Joshua Alston in Newsweek. Parks and Recreation follows Poehler’s haplessly hopeful bureaucrat as she tries to overcome setbacks and build a community park in Indiana. More»

New mom is leaving to focus on baby, online series, Office spinoff

(NEWSER) - In her second week back from maternity leave, Amy Poehler bid a heartfelt goodbye to Saturday Night Live, reports Access Hollywood—and was promptly upstaged. As the actress became choked up, cast member Fred Armisen, playing blind New York Gov. David Paterson, wandered in front of the camera. Poehler finished her farewell from the edge of the screen. More»